Saphira wrote:i do not own any fidget toys, but i do fidget a lot with anything i have in hand.
hair ties, sleeves, pens, bracelets, anything really because i'm a pretty anxious person.
i wouldn't buy fidget toys knowing that anything can be one
but recently i've been doing so much better! online classes are stressful for many people, but not for me. i can learn all about javascript and stuff from my sofa with my soft blanket and my cookies, instead of being in a cold crowded classroom.
which means less anxiety, which means less fidgeting

the creativity when it comes to fidgeting is a lifesaver i must admit it, especially if you're in a public setting where people would look at you weird if you just whipped out a fidget cube in the middle of a conversation.
honestly i even fidget with my own fingers if i don't have anything else. but there are a few fidget toys i'd like to have because they just look so fun and they would gladly replace my poor pens and hoodie strings, i'm sure they've had enough of being accidentally thrown in the air or chewed on.
honestly i didn't notice any change in fidgeting after staring online classes, but i sure as hell am less on edge during my lectures.


@Moi, @AutobotDen welcome to my hangout!

AutobotDen wrote:I'm Autistic, so I don't always catch when someone's joking. I'm also in a happily monogamous relationship who has sarcasm as his second language (My waifu is better than your waifu! XD). So, yeah. lol

I'm pretty sure my waifu is the best, but to each their own

Moi wrote:I'm extremely forgetful and tend to repeat myself. I like to write and draw. I help care for a lot of community cats.

That's fantastic I would like to do that but sadly there's no such thing near where I live. And the only cats roaming around are those of my downstairs neighbour which I'm pretty sure are already well fed!

kenma wrote: honestly i didn't notice any change in fidgeting after staring online classes, but i sure as hell am less on edge during my lectures.

i know right?? being an extremely optimistic person myself, i can't help but see the good in this whole pandemic thing. it's obviously a very sad and tragic time of our lives, but fortunately it didn't affect me that much. I don't get out much anyway, and having the reason to do so helped with my anxiety a lot. I spent the majority of this year studying for exams anyway, it felt comforting not being the only one staying inside. how's everyone else doing? i really miss museums and art galleries though

welcome to the den @AutobotDen and @Moi!!

AutobotDen wrote:• Occupation: Artist/Writer

ohh may i ask what kind of artist?

Moi wrote:I'm extremely forgetful and tend to repeat myself. I like to write and draw. I help care for a lot of community cats.

I too used to volounteer in a community center for cats when i was a bit younger. well, actually, my mother did while i played with kittens haha. But it was so nice, helped me get out of my reality a bit, cats don't care about your problems, they just want cuddles! and yummy treats.

Moi wrote:

I have a few pictures if it's okay for me to post them u8

im very sorry about your cat:( i bet it was the best 15 years you could have had!

cat pics are always welcome in this thread I'll share some of my cat as well! her name's luna and she's a stray we adopted when she was barely 2/3 weeks. the poor thing was abandoned in a parking lot, she was so tiny! one of my friends found her and asked me if i could take care of her. and weirdly my parents said yes. (I've been begging them for a cat for the whole 18 years of my life)
she had some issues (mainly a fungal infection, it was very hard to cure and we all got infected because we didn't know at first so we allowed her on our beds and such) but now she's doing good. she gets treated like a princess. sadly i had to move away for uni so we only got like 1 year together and i only see her during the holidays but she has a special place in my heart and I'll never stop being jealous that she's bonded with my mum a lot now

they're all so cute! seeing them made me miss cuddling cats sm
thankfully im going home in a little more than a week for christmas, and i hope to get some attention from my little beast.

here are some pictures of her [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
she was a little gremlin, but now she's become very fluffy! she's still got that little bald spot on her head tho.

I'm in love with Cocoa he's (she's?) so fluffy
and it's so wholesome seeing that little gremlin becoming a fluffy beast!
i had a kitten too for a couple years before moving out of my parents' house.
he's basically my sisters' cat now. at first he was a little troublemaker but then calmed down a bit and became very lazy, he's quite a character
i haven't looked at his pics for a while, i miss him so much i think i'm gonna cry haha
unfortunately i dont think i'm ever gonna see him again, since i don't visit my parents during holidays anymore. i can't wait to have a new kitten some time in the future :)

i can relate, i went through so much blurry pictures, you have no idea. please send them in if you find them, they are much appreciated. nothing like logging in to kofk after a long day of studying and seeing some kitties. especially now that the exam session is coming up and the days are getting progressively more stressful.

Mostly portraits, because I can at least do those confidently. I draw using pencil and paper, and then color digitally. I am working on a big project that I have to do full body images, because otherwise it wouldn't look as good. And I need the practice anyway.

Most all my stuff is here: DeviantArt.